THE PLIGHT OF THE ONELGANS.
( WHY WE DEMAND THE GOVERNORS ATTENTION)
It is said that nothing good comes easy.
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local Government Area of River State is unarguably, one of the resources most endowed local government in Rivers state and Nigeria at large.
The Local government ONELGA has over 507 Oil wells and Houses the Explosive installation's of Various multi billion Dollars International Oil firms in the likes of:
NIGERIA AGIP OIL COMPANY LIMITED and TOTAL & ELF with Subsidiaries over 200 Oil and Construction Firms therein.
The Local Government ONELGA, has Produced Prominent son's that have served Nigeria as a country and River state as Politician's and in various capacities.
Most notably we're,
* SIR, (DR) PETER ODILI- Former Governor of Rivers state for (8 years and one time Presidential Aspirant)
* SEN. FRANCIS ELLAH
* SEN. IFEANYI ODILI ( ONWA OF NDONI)
* HON. VICTOR MAZI ( FMR: MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC)
* SEN. WILSON ASINOBI AKE -( 8 YEARS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, & 8 YEARS AS A SENATOR)
* SIR CHRIS OBOR ( FMR: NDDC CHAIRMAN,)
* LATE CHIEF G.U. AKE ( POLITICAL ORACLE OF RIVERS STATE)
* PROF. CLAUDE AKE
* DR. J.C IMEGI ( MHR)
* HON. BRO. FELIX AMEACHI OBUAH
( GO ROUND)
and the host of others.
Surprising, The Local government ONELGA, still begs for Development amidst her Overflowing Resources sufficient enough to Transform and develop The entire Region.
Politically, ONELGA has always been Represented in Every Political settings in the State Since the Inception of the Local Government. But Funny, how the region still remain underdeveloped with little or no Government Presence.
The responsibilities of Every Visionary Government is to Provide Security and protect It's Citizens. Providing for the people with adequate Social Amenities like:
* GOOD ROAD NETWORK
* PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
* EDUCATION
* INDUSTRIES
Will in turn, Bring about Employment opportunities to the masses and Create an enabling environment for Good Governance.
The Truth is, Our Earliest Political and Opinion leaders has Failed us.
ONELGA as a local government with her Endowed nature should be competing with Port Harcourt Local government the River State Capital in terms of Development and Advancement in all sphere's of life.
Honestly, The Backwardness of ONELGA in terms of development is the Fault of the Earliest and Current Political Bulldozers. (Bigwigs) who only thinks of themselves and their immediate Families.
Politics was supposed to be a tool to unite us and Drive us Closer to the Highest Political Class, but Sadly. Politics has been defined in the negative in ONELGA.
Brothers now turn life time enemies, friends now become Opponent's, our communities now Become a political Tool to Politicians all because of differences in our Political believes.
The following are some of the intimidating plights of the ONELGA people.
* THE ABANDONED OMOKU- EGBEMA DUAL CARRIAGEWAY PROJECT
* THE DELAY IN THE COMPLETION OF THE OMOKU ULTRA MODERN ZONAL HOSPITAL. ( this is very unfortunate as all Hospitals flagged off the same time with ours has been commissioned to function)
* THE NON ELEVATION/ CLASSIFICATION OF THE EGBEMA TRADITIONAL STOOLS TO (1st, 2nd & 3rd classes) IN THE STATE.
* THE NON GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE ON THE (EBOCHA OIL CENTER) NIGERIA AGIP OIL COMPANY (2015 EQUIPMENT FAILURE) EXPLOSION THAT AFFECTED THE PEOPLE OF EGBEMA (16 VILLAGES) this is great injustice as the same cannot happen in OGONI, IKWERE OR OBIOAKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT and the River state Government will not act and immediately compile the Multi Billion dollars Oil Firm to pay the Environmental Damage suits against her by the Host Communities. The effects of the Hazardous explosion still lives.
* THE DELAY IN THE FULFILMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PROMISES:
FLAGG OF AND CONSTRUCTION OF: KIRIGANI/ALIUGWU/IDU OBOSI ROAD
* THE 12KM EGBEMA INTERNAL ROADS
* THE DELAY IN THE INVESTMENT OF THE 30 BILLION NAIRA IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OIL HOST COMMUNITIES OF EGBEMA ( 14th Feb. 2015).
* THE DELAY IN COMPILING THE MULTI NATIONALS IN ONELGA ( NIGERIA AGIP OIL COMPANY LIMITED & TOTAL EL& F TO IMMEDIATELY SUMMIT ALL SUBSIDIARIES FIRMS UNDER HER AND BEGIN THE EMPLOYMENT OF ONELGA YOUTHS AS CHAMPIONED BY THE ONELGA OIL HOST COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS FORUM AND AGREED BY THE RIVER STATE GOVERNMENT.
* APART FROM PROJECTS SITED BY THE OIL COMPANIES AS PART OF OUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ( M.O.U) WITH THEM AS HOST COMMUNITIES, NO OTHER VISIBLE GOVERNMENT PROJECTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE ENTIRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
ONELGA political and Opinion Leaders should immediately Change her pattern of politics which have never benefited us anything rather than create more divides amongst us.
I humbly appeal to all the Political Leaders of ONELGA in their individual Political Platforms to Shun the politics of hate, Segregation and Individual Benefits and become more of a classical politician whose only motive of becoming a politician is to Transform the lives of it's people positively.
2019 Election processes has already began and I will advise our ONELGA youths to become reasonable in her choice of candidate for Elective positions.
Politics is never a DO-NOR-DIE affair.
All The Political Aspirant's in ONELGA should understand this fact.
All we want as gain in politics is DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT.
So I totally discourage the use of violence and Killings to win election.
ONELGA has become peaceful and we must sustain the Relative Peace we Enjoy today.
No individual Ambition Should Override The Collective Interest of the Entire ONELGA.
My name is Comr. I.E. KELLY RUFUS,
( LEADER, EGBEMA MASSIVE MOVEMENT)
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMON SENSE.
LONG LIVE ONELGA.
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